Living in Chillicothe, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Chillicothe water system. Power in Chillicothe comes from Southwest Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chillicothe, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Chillicothe.
Power comes from Southwest Rural Elec Assn
Southwest Rural Elec Assn (Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Chillicothe.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Chillicothe water system
The City of Chillicothe water system supplies almost all of Chillicothe. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Greenbelt Miwa as seller) and serves 675 people in all.
16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×9, nitrate ×6, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX0990001.
Which providers serve Chillicothe
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Chillicothe, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Chillicothe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chillicothe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chillicothe is in Chillicothe Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chillicothe is in ZIP code 79225
ZIP codes where Chillicothe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chillicothe | ZIP’s residents in Chillicothe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79225 | Chillicothe, TX | 100% | 71% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Chillicothe
Who supplies Chillicothe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Chillicothe water system (EPA ID TX0990001). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×9, nitrate ×6, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chillicothe?
Southwest Rural Elec Assn (Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Chillicothe?
79225. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chillicothe in?
Chillicothe Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Chillicothe?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Hardeman County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet (FCC): pending.